If confirmed, they would be the first infection cases outside Africa, since the outbreak began in DR Congo.

Trump suggests holding a "Make America Great Again" rally instead after most headliners drop out of White-House-linked event.

The film editor and ex-wife of director George Lucas was widely recognised as a pivotal creative force behind the original space trilogy.

Corruption probes of colleagues and relatives have put Spain's premier into a fight for survival.

Performers Young MC, Poison frontman Bret Michaels and country singer Martina McBride raised concerns the event will be political.

Same-sex acts are punishable by jail terms under Ghana's new bill targeting those identifying as gay, lesbian or transgender.

Only licensed doctors were allowed to ink tattoos in Korea - breaking the law could lead to heavy fines or jail.

The US president met his advisers, after officials confirmed the US and Iran had agreed a framework of a deal.

Taiwan Travelogue is the first novel translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prestigious award.

But there has been conflicting information from Tehran, with one news agency reporting that no deal has been finalised or confirmed.

The case centres on whether the former columnist lied about the funding she received for her civil lawsuit against the US president.

The music legend on delivering "memory songs" for his 20th solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane - and why he's intrigued by the new Beatles biopics.

The BBC visited China’s EV factories and found they are dominating the ecosystems shaping the global auto industry.

Rescuers in Laos have found five villagers alive inside a flooded cave after they were trapped for a week.

Most cases are in the Northern Territory with some also in Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland.

Naomi Osaka continues her tradition of serving jaw-dropping looks at Grand Slams with an outfit that reminds her of "the Eiffel tower at night".

Kem Sokha was serving a 27-year sentence on treason charges, which were widely derided as politically motivated.

The BBC's Sumedha Pal described how difficult it was to be standing in the streets of Delhi as temperatures rose to 45C .

The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil explains why the achievement by Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev will not be accepted by official sporting bodies.

MBS's Vison 2030 project seemed the stuff of science fiction. Now reality has bitten

The 39-year-old was fatally injured at a shoal off the Cassowary Coast in Queensland, apparently while spearfishing.

The deal under discussion would involve a 60-day ceasefire extension during which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened, according to US media.

Latest polls suggest the centre-right figure is the only candidate who can defeat Marine Le Pen or Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

The inauguration of the new consulate comes amid a push by the US president for greater control over the island.

The blockade has led to shortages of fuel and food ahead of next week's Muslim holiday of Eid.

The child fired a single shot at a teacher, who had to have surgery after the incident in 2023.

A North Korean women's football team played in South Korea marking the first time athletes from the North have crossed the border in nearly 8 years.

The health minister has acknowledged that medics are playing catch-up with the virus after being slow to detect it.

The health minister has acknowledged that medics are playing catch-up with the virus after being slow to detect it.

The two were among four divers located in the furthest chamber in the cave and their bodies were recovered by specialist divers.

Some 750 firefighters are tackling the uncontrolled blazes supported by water-dropping helicopters.

Jurors spent weeks hearing about Musk's claim that Altman had "stolen a charity."

Other items found with Mangione at a Pennsylvania McDonald's will not be allowed to be presented in court, the judge ruled.

The private world of one of Africa's most powerful political women is revealed in a BBC World Service exclusive.

The 27-year-old's tune Bangaranga won Bulgaria its first ever title in the song contest.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, which have devastated Mussa town in Borno state.

The individual is one of four former passengers on the MV Hondius isolating on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

The attack occurred at Horseshoe Reef - north-west of the popular Rottnest Island near the city of Perth, local police say.

Israel's prime minister says he has ordered legal action over an article which alleged Israeli security officials raped Palestinian detainees.

Africa's top health agency says around 246 cases have been reported.

Warning of record global temperatures as chance of very strong El Niño grows

Despite continuing Israeli attacks and occupation, many people in the south still believe the armed group is the only force capable of defending them.

Six construction workers were killed and several vehicles plunged into the river after the cargo ship crashed into the bridge.

The home affairs minister hails the ruling as a "victory" against the "abuse" of the refugee system.

Lebanon's health ministry says the paramedics were carrying out a rescue mission in Nabatieh in response to an earlier attack that killed one person.

If convicted in a Senate trial, which is uncertain, she will be disqualified from running for president.

Some resorts enforce allocation rules from check-in to prevent people reserving loungers with towels in the "sunbed wars".

The unidentified individual had jumped a perimeter fence two minutes before being struck by the airliner.

The Ministry of Defence says the ship will prepare to join an international mission to safeguard shipping, but only when fighting in the region ends.

The man sued his tour operator for allowing people to reserve sun loungers with towels despite a hotel ban on the practice.

The US and Brazilian presidents did not appear together publicly, but traded compliments after their talks.

The BBC's Guy Hedgecoe reports from Tenerife, where some locals fear the ship's arrival could bring health risks.

The BBC's Katy Watson explains the case, the cultural sensitivities and why it has caused so much anger.

Three women who allegedly supported IS were arrested after they flew home to Australia for the first time in years.

Ukraine's president says Russia has "spurned the ceasefire" and Kyiv is deciding on further action to take.

Protests have taken place at the prestigious arts fair over the inclusion of Russia for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

He was saved by a Jersey family after escaping a Nazi labour camp, but after the war he disappeared in the Soviet Union.

Mamata Banerjee loses West Bengal state, throwing her party - and political future - into doubt.

As a spate of incidents in the Strait of Hormuz test the ceasefire, an Iranian official says, "We are just getting started".

The theme for 2026 Met Gala fundraiser is "Costume Art", exploring fashion as an embodied art form.

The Civil Guard found between 30,000 and 45,000kg of the drug on a freighter headed to Libya.

There has been a wave of anti-migrant protests in South Africa, some of which have turned violent.

The chairs of the House and Senate armed services committees said withdrawing 5,000 service personnel risked undermining deterrence.

The Icelandic star reflects on a phenomenal year, and the music video that let her go "primal".

It is the second time an oil tanker has been hijacked in the area in the past 10 days.

It is unclear how he reached Eswatini. China described his visit as a "stowaway-style escape farce".

The French nun was pushed over and kicked in the apparently unprovoked assault, amid a rise in harassment of Christians in the city by Jewish extremists.

The president writes that hostilities "have terminated" because of the ceasefire, arguing he does not need congressional authorisation.

Sébastien Lecornu visited a boulangerie on Labour Day, defying unions who say 1 May must remain a mandatory rest day.

The Global Sumud Flotilla denounced the interception as "piracy", while Israel's foreign ministry called the flotilla a "PR stunt".